An emotionless hit man is sent on a mission to a remote town. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Utopia (1983) Sohrab Shahid Saless, Manfred Zapatka, Imke Barnstedt, Gundula Petrovska
A treatise on love and desire tainted by harsh reality of capitalism, in which submission to the laws Read More »
Dust in the wind / Lian lian feng chen (1986) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Shu-Fang Chen, Shu-fen Hsin, Lawrence Ko
A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. In the city, A-yuan is an apprentice by day Read More »
Rented Lips (1988) Robert Downey Sr., Martin Mull, Dick Shawn, Jennifer Tilly
A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like “Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend,” Read More »
An Innocent Man (1989) Peter Yates, Tom Selleck, F. Murray Abraham, Laila Robins
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house Read More »
Bull Durham (1988) Ron Shelton, Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins
In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim Read More »
Speaking Parts (1989) Atom Egoyan, Michael McManus, Arsinée Khanjian, Gabrielle Rose
A struggling actor’s job as a hotel custodian is a front for his real job Read More »
Farewell to the Land AKA Saraba itoshiki daichi (1982) Mitsuo Yanagimachi, Jinpachi Nezu, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Jirô Yabuki
The film opens with the drowning deaths of farmer Yukio’s two sons. Read More »
Red Surf (1989) H. Gordon Boos, George Clooney, Doug Savant, Dedee Pfeiffer
Remar and Attila are a couple of surfers who also deal drugs to make a living. Read More »
The Muscle Market (1981) Alan Dossor, Pete Postlethwaite, Pip Donaghy, Terence Rigby
Danny Duggan’s rough-house business methods and lifestyle owe more to early influences than the CBI. Read More »